Protected Excel spreadsheets?

Post by **R00k** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:10 pm

I got an excel spreadsheet in an email. Basically you just put your name in, and it tells you what your ideal job would be. It's not even funny really, but I wanted to check out the formulas and stuff just so I could see what all jobs he had listed in there and how he was calculating them, but a lot of the cells are hidden, and the workbook is protected.
When I try to unprotect it asks me for a password.

Anybody know the best/fastest way to bust an excel spreadsheet password to see the contents of the cells?

Post by **Ryoki** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:14 pm

What happens when you open it with notepad?

Post by **R00k** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:28 pm

Hey that's pretty cool. I can see all the text that was in the cells, so I can see all the different listings he's got.

I can't see what cells they're in or the formula he's using to calculate it though.

Post by **werldhed** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:32 pm

Couldn't you do a "save as" and choose "Tab Delimited Text" as the file type? That should organize the columns appropriately.

EDIT: hmm... maybe that won't show the calculations, though...

Post by **Ryoki** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:33 pm

Ha, my time spent struggling with excel is semi-useful!

Post by **R00k** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:08 pm

werldhed wrote:Couldn't you do a "save as" and choose "Tab Delimited Text" as the file type? That should organize the columns appropriately.

EDIT: hmm... maybe that won't show the calculations, though...

oh hey, that's awesome man, thanks!

i should have thought of that.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:14 pm

I have an excel cracker if you want it. Email->

Post by **R00k** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:31 pm

gamedog2458 at hotmail dot com

thanks man.

:icon14:

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:40 pm

Sent

Post by **R00k** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:07 pm

Crap. Thanks for sending it man, but I don't have WinRar here at work.

Any chance you could put it in a zip and resend it?

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:09 pm

unrar.exe

sent

Post by **R00k** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:11 pm

sweet!

thanks man.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:18 pm

Post by **blood.angel** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:51 pm

I wouldnt be surprised if it had a virus or trojan in it.

Post by **Bacon** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:10 pm

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- - Does anyone have that thread from the old archives saved?

Post by **R00k** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:39 pm

i scanned the hell out of it before i ever opened it.